s/vYOLO - You Only Live Once
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Posting Date: Tuesday November 12, 2013 ICW Mile Marker 962
October 11, 2013 Saturday
AquaMarina, Daytona Beach, Fl
Blog Entry 0006 Sailing Seniors Adventure Day 169
Subject: m/v Silver Queen – on the move.
But it was not necessary –
m/s Silver Queen weighs so much that it would take a 10 foot wave to push
it. But what was I thinking – that I was
going to be able to push a boat that weighs 50tons off the dock.
Captain Paul was able to back
the boat away from the dock and around a small skiff directly behind his boat,
in a pretty tight space, move it forward into a side channel; then turn the
boat around, and move forward towards the dock.
As we were turning around, I saw that a 55foot power boat was headed
towards the dock. The harbormaster was
standing on the dock, waving him off but he continued towards the dock. Captain Paul had no place to go – he didn’t
have enough room to stop and back up.
The harbor master contacted the Captain on the radio all the while
pointing at m/v Silver Queen, who kept moving towards the dock. Finally the motor boat pulled off. Rule of tonnage prevailed – Paul pulled right in, barely touching the
dock. It took about 20 minutes to top
off the tanks and then we headed back to
his slip. All done uneventfully!
Steve and I were glad to
help, but we were very glad that we didn’t have to pay for the fuel!
Sea u later!
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